93
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$105K
Property damage
Flood in Sedgwick County, Kansas: 93 recorded events between 2007 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #65 nationally and #1 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flood in Sedgwick County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flood in Sedgwick County is the 2010s, when 61 of the county's 93 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Sedgwick County archive, flood makes up 3.2% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #65 for this hazard and #1 within Kansas, putting it in the 97.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for flood in Sedgwick County with 28 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2025 | VALLEY CENTER | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 19, 2024 | WICHITA | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 5, 2024 | VALLEY CENTER | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 5, 2024 | EASTBOROUGH | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 5, 2024 | COLWICH | 0 | $0 |
| May 20, 2024 | WICHITA | 0 | $0 |
| Oct 25, 2023 | (IAB) MCCONNELL ARPT | 0 | $0 |
| Oct 25, 2023 | (ICT)WICHITA ARPT | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 5, 2023 | WICHITA | 0 | $10K |
| Jun 6, 2022 | DERBY | 0 | $100 |
Other hazards here
More from Sedgwick County
- Hail 1,386
- Thunderstorm Wind 1,112
- Flash Flood 127
- Tornado 90
- Heavy Rain 61
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Numerous roads were reported to have water over them including 167th Street West and Kellogg, 95th Street South and 263rd Street West and MacArthur at 135th Street West and 151st Street West. Rain of 2 to nearly 3.5 inches were reported in western Sedgwick County.
Emergency management, the fire department and law enforcement all reported flooding across portions of eastern and southeast Sedgwick county due to very heavy rainfall rates over a short period of time. Two feet of water was reported over the road at the intersection of Highways 53 and 15 just east of Mulvane, closing Highway 53 on the east side of town. Water was reported in the garages of two homes just east of Mulvane, where 2.40 inches of rain fell in about 1.5 hours. Furthermore, flooding was observed at 61st street north and 95th street east 10 miles east to northeast of downtown Wichita.
Very heavy rainfall produced areas of street flooding especially over West Wichita. Vehicles were reported stuck in high water near 21st and Amidon, 37th and Tyler and 14th and Meridian. Also street flooding occurred in Valley Center, Kansas.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flood events are on record in Sedgwick County, Kansas?
93 flood events are recorded in Sedgwick County between 2007 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flood recorded in Sedgwick County?
The strongest flood on record in Sedgwick County measured 0.
Where does the flood data for Sedgwick County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Flood in Sedgwick County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/sedgwick-county/flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.